Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952

Portrait of Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel. Original is oversized.

Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, presents a Torah, or Holy Scroll, to President Truman during a visit to the White House. Donor: Rabbi Phillip S. Bernstein.

Small snapshot of what appears to be Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel, posing in front of a construction site somewhere in Israel. This is apparently a personal photo taken by Clifton Daniel during the period when he worked in the Middle East as a foreign correspondent.

Chaim Weizmann, right, casts a ballot in Israel's first election. He became Israel's first President. Donor: Album loaned by Elinor Borenstine.